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The Dead Rising beta refers to the version of Dead Rising that predates its official release. The following is information known about the Dead Rising beta, including notable differences from the final game.
Characters[]
Early promotional artwork of Frank
- Frank West has a noticeably different appearance.[1]
- Isabela Keyes is armed with a Barrett M82 sniper rifle while shooting at zombies in the Entrance Plaza.[2]
- Jessica McCarney can be seen running through the Maintenance Tunnels, presumably being chased by zombies. The video then shows a bloody and possibly dying Jessie sitting against a wall as Frank photographs her.[2]
- Jeff Meyer and Natalie Meyer appear in the Entrance Plaza instead of the Rooftop.[3]
- David Bailey is named David Garrison.[4]
- Frank escorts a blonde female survivor in Seon's Food & Stuff. In the final version, this woman does not appear and the only two survivors in the store are Steven Chapman and Isabela Keyes.[1]
- The life bar was grey instead of yellow and psychopaths had their health displayed on the bottom of the screen instead of above their heads.[Verification needed]
Scoops[]
- In the trailer, the mall entrance doors automatically open at 10:00 am, allowing the zombies into Entrance Plaza.[2]
- There is a scoop called A Woman With Secrets with Rachel and Alan, two survivors hiding in McHandy's Hardware in the Entrance Plaza.[5][6] The scoop was removed, the store was relocated to Al Fresca Plaza and both survivors appear in different places.
- Jo Slade holds Sophie Richards hostage instead of Kay Nelson.[7]
An older model of Sophie
- Sophie has a different appearance.
Videos[]
Trailer 1: This video is a beta trailer from 2005, pre-game release.
Xbox 360 Dead Rising Trailer 1
DEAD RISING (Working Title)
"Day one, the day I came here was the worst day of my life. I'll admit it, it was a big mistake. I'm a wartime photo journalist, I've seen it all, horror, famine, death - the real stuff of nightmares. At least, that's what I thought. That was until I saw a corpse, get up, walk, and kill. You probably think I'm nuts. The dead getting up and walking? Zombies? I'm not nuts though. Right now, if things go well, I may get my hands on a Pulitzer or something. Its not like you hear about too many zombie stories in the news these days.
So I guess there are only two things left to do. Film everything I can, and survive until help arrives."
The song that plays after Frank stops talking is Cletus Samson's theme.
Pre-release builds[]
There are several known preview versions of the game, with the earliest dating back to early 2006:
- Las Vegas version Feb 1 2006 00:05:35
- ROMRelease Apr 4 2006 00:58:05
- E3 2006 (Master May 6 2006 11:07:45)
- Preview Build (Master Jun 26 2006 02:11:51)
Gallery[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ↑ a b Xbox 360 Dead Rising Trailer 1, YouTube, (July 29, 2006).
- ↑ a b c X05 Trailer, IGN, (October 04, 2005).
- ↑ Dead Rising Pictures (X360), IGN.
- ↑ Dead Rising Trailer, YouTube. (March 26, 2006)
- ↑ Dead Rising, IGN, (September 17, 2005)
- ↑ Dead Rising 1 Beta Footage, YouTube.
- ↑ IGN: Dead Rising Pictures (X360), IGN, (February 17, 2006).
- ↑ IGN: Dead Rising Pictures (X360), IGN, (September 22, 2005).